1 Chronicles 6:5-49
English Standard Version
Chapter 6
5Abishua fathered Bukki, Bukki fathered Uzzi, 6Uzzi fathered Zerahiah, Zerahiah fathered Meraioth, 7Meraioth fathered Amariah, Amariah fathered Ahitub, 8Ahitub fathered Zadok, Zadok fathered Ahimaaz, 9Ahimaaz fathered Azariah, Azariah fathered Johanan, 10and Johanan fathered Azariah (it was he who served as priest in the house that Solomon built in Jerusalem). 11Azariah fathered Amariah, Amariah fathered Ahitub, 12Ahitub fathered Zadok, Zadok fathered Shallum, 13Shallum fathered Hilkiah, Hilkiah fathered Azariah, 14Azariah fathered Seraiah, Seraiah fathered Jehozadak; 15and Jehozadak went into exile when the Lord sent Judah and Jerusalem into exile by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar.
16The sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
17And these are the names of the sons of Gershom: Libni and Shimei.
18The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel.
19The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the clans of the Levites according to their fathers.
20Of Gershom: Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son,
21Joah his son, Iddo his son, Zerah his son, Jeatherai his son.
22The sons of Kohath: Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son,
23Elkanah his son, Ebiasaph his son, Assir his son,
24Tahath his son, Uriel his son, Uzziah his son, and Shaul his son.
25The sons of Elkanah: Amasai and Ahimoth,
26Elkanah his son, Zophai his son, Nahath his son,
27Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, Elkanah his son.
28The sons of Samuel: Joel his firstborn, the second Abijah.
29The sons of Merari: Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzzah his son,
30Shimea his son, Haggiah his son, and Asaiah his son.
31These are the men whom David put in charge of the service of song in the house of the Lord after the ark rested there.
32They ministered with song before the tabernacle of the tent of meeting until Solomon built the house of the Lord in Jerusalem, and they performed their service according to their order.
33These are the men who served and their sons. Of the sons of the Kohathites: Heman the singer the son of Joel, son of Samuel,
34son of Elkanah, son of Jeroham, son of Eliel, son of Toah,
35son of Zuph, son of Elkanah, son of Mahath, son of Amasai,
36son of Elkanah, son of Joel, son of Azariah, son of Zephaniah,
37son of Tahath, son of Assir, son of Ebiasaph, son of Korah,
38son of Izhar, son of Kohath, son of Levi, son of Israel;
39and his brother Asaph, who stood on his right hand, namely, Asaph the son of Berechiah, son of Shimea,
40son of Michael, son of Baaseiah, son of Malchijah,
41son of Ethni, son of Zerah, son of Adaiah,
42son of Ethan, son of Zimmah, son of Shimei,
43son of Jahath, son of Gershom, son of Levi.
44On the left hand were their brothers, the sons of Merari: Ethan the son of Kishi, son of Abdi, son of Malluch,
45son of Hashabiah, son of Amaziah, son of Hilkiah,
46son of Amzi, son of Bani, son of Shemer,
47son of Mahli, son of Mushi, son of Merari, son of Levi.
48And their brothers the Levites were appointed for all the service of the tabernacle of the house of God.
